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STL +115 @ SJ = WIN

POST SEASON:
13-19-3 = -765

REG. SEASON
105-104-4 = -760

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2018/19 POST SEASON: 13-19-3 = -765
MAY: 8-8-1 = -35
18. ST. LOUIS +115 @ SJ = WIN
17. OVER 5.5 SJ/STL = LOSE
16. OVER 5.5 Bost/Carolina = LOSE
15. OVER 5.5 STL/SJ = WIN
14. UNDER 5.5 Boston/Carolina = WIN
13. OVER 5.5 STL/SJ = WIN
12. UNDER 5.5 Carol/Boston = LOSE
10. OVER 5.5 St. Louis/SJ = WIN
9. BOSTON -150 vs. Carolina = WIN
8. COLORADO +130 @ SJ = LOSE
7. DALLAS +135 @ St. Louis = LOSE
6. BOSTON +110 @ Columbus = WIN
5. UNDER 5 St. Louis/Dallas = PUSH
4. OVER 5.5 Colorado/SJ = LOSE
3. CAROLINA -140 vs. NYI = WIN
2. OVER 6 SJ/Colorado = LOSE
1. UNDER 5 St. Louis/Dallas = LOSE

30. OVER 6 SJ/Colorado = PUSH
29. DALLAS -120 vs. St. Louis = LSOE
28. ISLES -140 vs. Carolina = LOSE
27. DALLAS +125 @ St. Louis = WIN
26. COLORADO +125 @ SJ = LOSe
25. COLUMBUS +140 @ Boston = LOSE
24. UNDER 5.5 Caps/Canes = LOSE
23. BOSTON -140 vs. Toronto = WIN
22. NASHVILLE +120 @ Dallas = LOSE
21. OVER 6 San Jose @ Vegas = LOSE
20. OVER 5.5 Carolina/Wash = WIN
19. UNDER 6 Col/Calgary = PUSH
18. OVER 6 Vegas/SJ = WIN
17. UNDER 5 Nash/Dallas = LOSE
4/16 OVER 6.5 SJ/Vegas = LOSE
4/13 BOSTON -145 vs. Toronto = WIN
4/12 UNDER 5.5 STL/WINNIPEG = LOSE
4/11 BOSTON -140 vs. Toronto = LOSE

2018/19 FREE NHL REG. SEASON: 105-104-4 = -760
APRIL: 9-2 = +770
MARCH: 16-15-3
FEBRUARY 20-12 = +720
JANUARY: 13-17-2 = -600
DECEMBER: 14-16 = -490
NOVEMBER: 15-19 = -320
OCTOBER: 18-18 = -250

2017/18 REG. SEASON
133-110 = +1,690

2018/19 NHL PLAYOFF NOTES
COLUMBUS 7-1 vs. TAMPA BAY 4-3
Lightening beat Blue Jackets 6 straight inc: 3 straight this season outscoring them 17-3.
The Bolts win 8-2, 4-0 & 5-1.
President's Trophy winners (TB) have won the Cup only 2X since the 2002-03 season and
only once in the past 5 years have they even made it to the Conference Finals.
The only other President's Trophy team to win the award by a margin of 20+ points,
1995-96 Red Wings, lost in the Conference Finals to eventual Stanley Cup winner Colorado.

PITTSBURGH 5-6 (14-3-1 Under) vs. NY ISLANDERS 6-2 (11-3 Under)
Teams split 4 game series each winning on the road once.
Haven't met since December.

ST. LOUIS 8-2 vs. WINNIPEG 3-6
11 game win streak...(13-10) 8-2 last 10//// Jets 11-14 last 25 games

Jets 3-1 vs. St. Louis outscoring them 18-10
But all 4 games were early in season. Blues won finale 1-0 in early December.

Jets were eliminated by Vegas in Conf. Finals in five games beating Minnesota & Nashville in the first two rounds.
Blues are in the postseason for the 7th time in 8 seasons, while reaching the second round in their last playoff appearance in 2017.

DALLAS 5-2 13-4-1 Under vs. NASHVILLE 8-3 15-5 Under run
(6-6 last 12)
Predators 3-2 vs. Stars this year. Road team was 4-1 inc: Dallas winning twice in Nashville.
The 3 games in Nashville were UNDERs, while the 2 in Dallas were OVERs

5th straight season the Predators are in the playoffs
Stars are in the postseason for the 3rd time since 2009.
Dallas last made the playoffs in 2016 and lost in the 2nd round to St. Louis.

LAS VEGAS GK 2-7 vs. SAN JOSE 3-9
Was 10-1 before losing stretch
Sharks & Knights 2-2
Vegas scored 6 & 7 goals in the wins.

Vegas lost in Cup Finals after beating LA, San Jose & Winnipeg before losing to Washington in five games. Vegas beat the Sharks in 6 games in the 2nd round, inc: 3 wins at San Jose.
The Sharks are in the playoffs for the 13th time in 14 seasons.
San Jose has advanced past the first round 8 times in this stretch.

TORONTO 4-10 7-3 Under vs. BOSTON 7-4 7-2 OVER
Bruins 3-1 vs. Toronto this year...beat in Post season last year and in 2013
Toronto hasn't advanced past the opening round since 2004

CAROLINA 15-7 9-4 Under vs. WASHINGTON 14-6
Capitals 4-0 vs. Carolina winning 16-9
Caps beat Columbus, Pitt, TB & Vegas to win cup last year...lost the series opener in
3 of 4 series. Cap 10-3 road record. Hurricanes in playoffs for the 1st time since 2009

COLORADO 8-3 11-4 Under vs. CALGARY 9-5 14-5- 2 Under
Since 2016-17 season, the Flames have won 8 of 9 vs. Colorado
including 5-0 at home.
Calgary is trying to become the 1st Canadian team to reach the Stanley Cup Finals since the Vancouver Canucks did it in 2011. (So is Winnipeg & Toronto)

Calgary is making its 2nd postseason appearance in 3 seasons as the Flames were swept in the opening round by the Ducks in 2017. Flames are facing the Avalanche in the playoffs for the 1st time. Colorado is in the postseason for the 2nd straight year after getting knocked out in the 1st round LYr by Nashville. Colorado hasn't reached the 2nd round since 2008, while Calgary has gone past the 1st round only once since reaching the Stanley Cup Final in 2004.

2017/18 FREE NHL POST SEASON: 21-20-3 = -280
JUNE: 0-2 = -340
MAY: 12-7-3 = +430
APRIL: 9-10 = -$470

2017/18 REGULAR SEASON: 133-110 = +1,690
APRIL: 5-2 = +$280
MARCH: 15-16 = -115
FEBRUARY: 25-27
JANUARY: 31-26 = +$615
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